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| Amarpur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 159 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Banka |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 298,837 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2020 |
| Preceded by | Janardan Manjhi JD(U) |
Amarpur Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Banka Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Dhoraiya, Katoria, Belhar and Banka.[1] The current MLA is Jayant Raj Kushwaha of Janata Dal (United).[2]
Overview[edit | edit source]
Amarpur comprises CD Blocks Shambhuganj & Amarpur.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Shital Prasad Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Sukhnarain Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Janardan Yadav | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Neel Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Madhav Mandal | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Surendra Prasad Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Janardan Manjhi | Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | ||
| 2025 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2025[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | 103,944 | 53.51 | +20.38 | |
| INC | Jitendra Singh | 70,723 | 36.41 | +5.18 | |
| Jan Suraaj Party | Sujata Vaidya | 4,789 | 2.47 | ||
| Independent | Ritesh Kumar Jha | 2,406 | 1.24 | ||
| AAP | Md Zakir Hossain | 2,221 | 1.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,017 | 3.1 | +0.94 | |
| Majority | 33,221 | 17.1 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 194,247 | 65.0 | +9.54 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2020[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | 54,308 | 33.13 | −14.76 | |
| INC | Jitendra Singh | 51,194 | 31.23 | ||
| LJP | Mrinal Shekhar | 40,308 | 24.59 | ||
| Independent | Pravin Kumar Jha | 2,125 | 1.3 | ||
| NCP | Anil Kumar Singh | 2,096 | 1.28 | ||
| Independent | Krishana Mohan Thakur | 2,089 | 1.27 | ||
| Independent | Bipin Kishor Ray | 1,923 | 1.17 | ||
| RRP | Ashok Kumar | 1,720 | 1.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,534 | 2.16 | −2.27 | |
| Majority | 3,114 | 1.9 | −5.75 | ||
| Turnout | 163,933 | 55.46 | −0.14 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Janardan Manjhi | 73,707 | 47.89 | ||
| BJP | Mrinal Shekhar | 61,934 | 40.24 | ||
| Independent | Surendra Prasad Singh | 2,864 | 1.86 | ||
| Independent | Suryadeo Singh | 2,134 | 1.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,818 | 4.43 | ||
| Majority | 11,773 | 7.65 | |||
| Turnout | 153,925 | 55.6 | |||
2010[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Janardan Manjhi | 47300 | 40.78 | ||
| RJD | Surendra Prasad Singh | 29293 | 25.25 | ||
2005[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Surendra Prasad Singh | 31428 | 28.76% | ||
| JD(U) | Bedanand Singh | 25109 | 22.97% | ||
2000[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Surendra Prasad Singh | 49144 | 42.11% | ||
| INC | Nawal Kishore Choudhary | 42,678 | 36.57% | ||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Banka Parliamentary Constituencies". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Amarpur Vidhan Sabha 2020". News18. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ "Amarpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 15 December 2025.
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External links[edit | edit source]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.